Kenyan Drake in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Alabama, 2012–⁠15

Kenyan Drake

Number
No. 17
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Powder Spring, GA
Born
Jan 26, 1994, in Powder Springs, Georgia

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Kenyan Drake played running back at Alabama (2012–⁠15). The Miami Dolphins took Drake in round 3, No. 73 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
694
Rushing yards, 2013 (Alabama, 11–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 73
Round 3, 2016 NFL Draft (Miami Dolphins)

Career highs

106rushing yards, career highat Kentucky, 20133rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Southern Miss, 201491receiving yards, career highvs. Middle Tennessee, 2015

Team titles: National champions, 2012 and 2015; SEC champions, 2012, 2014 and 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
13–⁠1★ AP 111–⁠2AP 712–⁠2AP 414–⁠1★ AP 1
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Alabama422816.7538
2013Alabama926947.5850
2014Alabama221125.1429
2015Alabama774085.3158
Career2331,4956.41858

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Alabama1213511.3124
2014Alabama515931.8287
2015Alabama292769.5169
Career4657012.4487

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2013Alabama–––1190
2015Alabama205051–––
Career2050511190

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Alabama17RB
2013Alabama17RB
2014Alabama17RB
2015Alabama17RB6′1″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Alabama950.3899th (n=226)0.0736.514%0.17
2014Alabama280.71––20.07%–
2015Alabama1150.1253rd (n=268)0.1214.212%0.17

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Alabama 13 games, 408 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.WisconsinW 35–⁠17107712480
Sep 12vs.Middle TennesseeW 37–⁠1064005911
Sep 19vs.Ole MissL 37–⁠4311330–––
Sep 26vs.UL MonroeW 34–⁠010650–––
Oct 3atGeorgiaW 38–⁠10600120
Oct 10vs.ArkansasW 27–⁠1472905370
Oct 17atTexas A&MW 41–⁠235110200
Oct 24vs.TennesseeW 19–⁠143100130
Nov 7vs.LSUW 30–⁠16106803400
Nov 14atMississippi StateW 31–⁠6–––2130
Dec 5vs.FloridaW 29–⁠1541403160
Dec 31 ✦vs.Michigan StateW 38–⁠04600350
Jan 11 ✦vs.ClemsonW 45–⁠401102210
2014 Alabama 5 games, 112 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.West VirginiaW 33–⁠23370–––
Sep 6vs.Florida AtlanticW 41–⁠063112531
Sep 13vs.Southern MissW 52–⁠129593190
Sep 20vs.FloridaW 42–⁠2141501871
Oct 4atOle MissL 17–⁠23–––1100
2013 Alabama 11 games, 694 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 14atTexas A&MW 49–⁠427501120
Sep 21vs.Colorado StateW 31–⁠63311220
Sep 28vs.Ole MissW 25–⁠0129911−10
Oct 5vs.Georgia StateW 45–⁠354001231
Oct 12atKentuckyW 48–⁠71410623440
Oct 19vs.ArkansasW 52–⁠0810421110
Oct 26vs.TennesseeW 45–⁠10148901150
Nov 9vs.LSUW 38–⁠17106501100
Nov 16atMississippi StateW 20–⁠74280290
Nov 23vs.ChattanoogaW 49–⁠011771–––
Nov 30atAuburnL 28–⁠344330–––
2012 Alabama 9 games, 281 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.MichiganW 41–⁠14120–––
Sep 8vs.Western KentuckyW 35–⁠01321–––
Sep 15atArkansasW 52–⁠06571–––
Sep 22vs.Florida AtlanticW 40–⁠75351–––
Oct 13atMissouriW 42–⁠104111–––
Oct 20atTennesseeW 44–⁠134220–––
Oct 27vs.Mississippi StateW 38–⁠78471–––
Nov 24vs.AuburnW 49–⁠010670–––
Jan 7 ✦vs.Notre DameW 42–⁠14380–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2016 Senior Bowl (South team, won 27–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2016
Height6′0⅝″
Weight210 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.45 s
10-yard split1.64 sW
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press10 reps
3-cone drill7.04 s
20-yard shuttle4.21 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

8 seasons, 102 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2016Miami Dolphins15331792946
2017Miami Dolphins16133644332239
2018Miami Dolphins16120535453477
2019Arizona Cardinals14170817850345
2020Arizona Cardinals152399551025137
2021Las Vegas Raiders1263254230291
2022Baltimore Ravens1210948241789
2023Green Bay Packers2200231
NFL career1028693,866332181,655

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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